Logement dans l’optique de l’autisme
Le logement dans l’optique de l’autisme (LOA), était un projet visant à répondre aux difficultés rencontrées par de nombreux adultes autistes pour trouver et conserver le logement qu'ils souhaitent et dont ils ont besoin, en particulier en tant que jeunes adultes et personnes âgées.
Le domaine web du projet LOA n'étant plus en service, nous avons transféré la majeure partie du contenu à Neuroinclusivité dans le secteur du logement, afin de continuer à nous appuyer sur leur travail.
Le contenu original de LOA est disponible en anglais uniquement.
A place to call home
The goal of the HAL Solutions Lab was to develop relevant and immediately useable pathways to secure housing options for Autistic adults that include supports, services, and resources. They also looked at solutions for home builders. In the long term, these solutions will increase safety and reduce risks — including the risk of homelessness for Autistic adults.
The project team
This project was funded by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) National Housing Strategy. The Landsdowne Consulting Group / CTLabs was the consulting company contracted by CMHC to make this project possible. Their expertise was in the design and delivery of Solutions Labs.
The HAL team was a group that represented the whole system around an Autistic adult and the topic of housing. This included Autistic adults, family members, service providers, housing providers, researchers, professionals and subject matter experts.
Solutions Lab
A Solutions Lab is a space that enables diverse groups of people to come together to develop solutions to a problem that no one person or group could solve alone. These challenges are typically complex and systemic – and are not easy to deal with. A Solutions Lab:
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- explores a challenge from the beginning to the end
- proposes ideas or solutions
- experiments with those ideas or solutions to see what works
- works on a people-centred problem over time.
Sensemaking
The project used an Active Sensemaking approach to understand a current system by looking at the real-life experiences of individuals, while also paying attention to the context around those experiences.
The SenseMaking approach to data collection and analysis involves collecting large numbers of short stories or ‘micro-experiences’. It is not looking for an individual’s opinion on what needs to be done; instead it collects experiences. Then it puts these collective experiences together to create a clear picture of what needs to be done.
Project Phases
Phase 1: Definition (October 2020-December 2020) – Understanding and defining the problem
Phase 2: Discovery (November 2020 – May 2021) – Conducting research and gathering stories
Phase 3: Ideas (June 2021 – August 2021) – Identifying potential solutions
Phase 4: Prototyping (September 2021 – November 2021) – Developing prototypes
Phase 5: Roadmapping (December 2021 – May 2022) – Mapping the way forward
Resources and Reports
The HAL project released several resources and reports. Click on each title to view.
Project approach
This infographic outlines the project approach, process, and research methodology.
The Double Cliff of Housing
This infographic explains two housing pressure points faced by Autistic adults along their life course, early adulthood and transition into seniorhood.
Sharing the HAL Lab story - Presentation slides
This presentation was delivered at the OCALICON 2021 conference by project advocates Maddy Dever and Courtney Weaver with project lead Pari Johnston. It covered key project learning outcomes, their experience with the project, and a question-and-answer period.
Solution 1 - The Housing Blueprint Prototype
This document is a 2-page summary of the first proposed solution.
Housing Blueprint - Complete
This document outlines the eight elements needed to secure suitable housing for Autistic adults. Each element contains a list of requirements and subsequent questions. The requirements describe the key aspects, factors, or conditions of the element to be successful. They were derived from the entire HAL solutions lab and represent what the system around housing has told us makes a safe, secure, and empowering housing experience for autistic adults.
Reflections on the Blueprint Prototype
This document is a response from one of the project advisors in response to the question “what was prototyping like and what interests you about The Blueprint?”
Solution 2 - National Network Prototype
This document is a 2-page summary of the second proposed solution.
Solution 3 - Policy Brief Prototype
This document is a 2-page summary of the third proposed solution.
Solution 4 - Paradigm Shift Prototype
This document is a 2-page summary of the fourth proposed solution.
Challenge Brief
This document captures the patterns and insights of housing through an autism lens gathered from our work to date. It describes why we gathered participants and partners from the autistic housing system in this Solutions Lab and what we did to explore the legislative, programmatic, and lived experience of autistic adults in housing.
Project snapshot
This document is a 1-page summary of project outputs.
Project team and partners
Core project team
- Pari Johnston, project founder and parent volunteer
- Helen Ries, Great River Consulting
- Fiona Wright, CTLabs — The Lansdowne Consulting Group
- Dani Prapavessis, CTLabs — The Lansdowne Consulting Group
Partenaires du projet
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Self-advocate advisors: Christine Jenkins, Courtney Weaver, Matthew Dever, Adrian Colp
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Subject-matter advisors: Kathleen Rooney, Marge McCabe
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Algonquin College, Claude Brulé, President
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Autism and Intellectual Disability Knowledge Exchange Network (AIDE), Joanna Nefs, ED
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Autism Ontario, Margaret Spoelstra, CEO; Tobi McEvenue, Adult Coordinator
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Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dr. Yona Lunsky, Director
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Dr. Jonathan Weiss, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, York University, Clinical Psychologist
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LiveWorkPlay, Julie Kingstone, Co-Leader & Director of Operations
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Ottawa Adult Autism Initiative, Sheila Bell, Lead
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Ottawa Community Housing, Stephane Giguere, CEO
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Sinneave Family Foundation, Tanya McCleod, CEO and Barbara Potter, COO
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The Royal Mental Health Centre, Patient Care Services and Community Mental Health – Dr. Susan Farrell, Vice President
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